Product Designer needed to join our team on a contract or permanent basis, here at VML Enterprise Solutions.

The opportunity:

We are seeking a passionate and talented Product Designer (UX/UI) to join our dynamic team in the Lisbon or Porto office in Portugal. This hybrid role is ideal for a highly skilled individual who excels in best-in-class user experience and user interface design and is eager to craft exceptional digital experiences that drive engagement and conversion. You will be at the forefront of digital design, problem solving with user-centricity at the core, and working collaboratively within a cross-functional team to craft delightful and impactful solutions for a diverse range of projects.

Please note that this job is a full-time position in Portugal, but the selection process will be conducted in English. 

Please send over your CV in English 

What you’ll be doing:

You are a highly motivated, self-sufficient, and top-tier Product Designer (UX/UI) with a drive to create exceptional digital experiences. Your passion for user experience and user interface design, drives you to find smarter ways of creating outstanding digital experiences. You understand the critical role of bridging the gap between UX and UI to deliver end-end expertise across various products, services, devices, and channels.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are flexible to work on-site when needed. Your proactive learning attitude and eagerness to share knowledge make you a valuable team player who contributes positively to the collective effort. With a strong user-first mindset, you possess the maturity and initiative to ensure we deliver exemplary digital experiences for customers, whilst driving continual improvement, knowing that when our clients succeed, we succeed.

What we want from you:

• Extensive experience in product design (UX/UI) roles, to fulfil the level of expertise expected, supported by a university degree (or equivalent) in the relevant field, bringing the foundational knowledge required.
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI Leads, Content Designers, Product Managers, Developers and clients as part of the product design process.
• Take creative direction from Principals/Leads to develop forward thinking concepts and deliver visionary design direction, creating beautifully crafted, 'North Star' experiences which exceed expectations.
• Proactively elevate experiences by collaborating with the Content team to identify content gaps and ways to uplift what we have today to push the boundaries beyond reuse.
• Bring a self-motivated mindset, demonstrating self-sufficiency in problem solving, navigating constraints and creating intuitive, efficient, and relevant experiences within pixel-perfect responsive interfaces.
• Utilise user research and insights to propose data driven decisions to instil confidence in Stakeholders, and advocate continuous improvement, through user testing, iterative design, and feedback integration.
• Clearly and persuasively present solutions to experience deficiencies and business needs, alongside effectively communicating agile project status and updates to internal and client team members.
• Plan and conduct user research to better understand user behaviours and motivations, including usability testing to help identify any usability issues before the product or service is launched.
• Demonstrate expertise in delivering artefacts including competitor benchmarking, site maps, heuristic evaluations, wireframes, Figma designs, and prototypes, confidently preparing deliverables for handoff to developers, clients and partners.
• Investigate how existing products work or how services are used to input into solution feasibility, collaborating seamlessly with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Bring in-depth knowledge of design systems and tokenisation to progress and adhere to user-centred design practices, conversion principles, and accessibility standards.
• Stay up to date with the latest design trends, tools, technologies and AI capabilities to ensure we are producing digital experiences at the forefront of the industry.
• Proficiency in motion design would be beneficial to bring motion concepts to life and provide direction for motion assets.

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

We offer a great benefits package including hybrid working that works for everyone, social events, training opportunities, medical and dental insurance, life assurance, meal cards and much more.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Inspire Creatively
• Include Purposefully
• Approach Positively

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

In our Lisbon or Porto office, you’ll join a team of other specialists who are always ready to help each other. The team is part of our Enterprise Solutions network and works in coordination with our Local and EMEA client leads.

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